Comments on: Purchasing Ford Motor Company http://www.rawgreed.com/purchasing-ford-motor-company Online Investing | Investing in Gold Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:04:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: trinh pham http://www.rawgreed.com/purchasing-ford-motor-company/comment-page-1#comment-131 trinh pham Thu, 13 Apr 2006 01:39:02 +0000 http://www.rawgreed.com/?p=283#comment-131 Andy, you are much more knowledgeable than me when it comes to the market - and keep in mind, I'm just an amateur. But I just don't understand the logic behind purchases such as Ford, Lucent, etc. I'm not sure what Ford has going for it. You mention the low sales for Ford's cars - the reason their sales are low is because they make terrible cars (my opinion of course), and they're unable to anticipate trends. When Toyota and Honda were starting to make hybrids, Ford was still concentrating on huge trucks and SUV's, their bread and butter. Hybrid sales will pick up...but again, I think Toyota and Honda will grab the market lead. Even then, hybrids won't go mainstream any time soon, in my opinion. You save money on gas, but no so much as to break even on the premium, according to research reports I've read. Gasoline alternatives have been all the rage (solar, etc.) but I think it's still such a niche market - I don't expect the big oil companies to not put up a fight, for example. Andy, you are much more knowledgeable than me when it comes to the market – and keep in mind, I’m just an amateur.

But I just don’t understand the logic behind purchases such as Ford, Lucent, etc.

I’m not sure what Ford has going for it.

You mention the low sales for Ford’s cars – the reason their sales are low is because they make terrible cars (my opinion of course), and they’re unable to anticipate trends.

When Toyota and Honda were starting to make hybrids, Ford was still concentrating on huge trucks and SUV’s, their bread and butter.

Hybrid sales will pick up…but again, I think Toyota and Honda will grab the market lead. Even then, hybrids won’t go mainstream any time soon, in my opinion. You save money on gas, but no so much as to break even on the premium, according to research reports I’ve read.

Gasoline alternatives have been all the rage (solar, etc.) but I think it’s still such a niche market – I don’t expect the big oil companies to not put up a fight, for example.

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